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Galaxy gear and note 8

I think the galaxy gear makes a better companion with the note 8 n5100 (with phone)... than with a regular note 2 or 3 (makes sense too... let's you use the note 8 phone feature comfortably)
I hope Samsung realizes that and hope they release the 4.3 update to note8 too with galaxy gear compatibility when they update the note 2, s3 and s4
I will be buying the gear if it does work with both my note 2 and note 8
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I totally agree, but i did also hear that the galaxy gear will only have about a 1.5 meter range which seems pretty useless to me. I had the sony smartwatch mn2 with my note 2 and that had a 30ft range and thats only just enough if you leave your phone upstairs while you pop to the kitchen etc, it would still occasionally go out of range in the house.
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I took a look at the gear features and none appeals me. I wonder what other ppl think about it that makes them want to spend on it. The way I see the first gear is a perfect way to get market response to prepare for a much better gear coming out next year

The next versions are always going to be better
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pakure said:
The next versions are always going to be better
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True, but in the case of the Gear there will likely be a large discrepancy between generation 1 and 2. It does seem like it was forced out more by the marketing department rather than technical development. In a few months I wouldn't be surprised to find a lot of messages complaining about shortcomings.
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That will be a Killer combo but at this point were still stuck waiting for 4.2.2 much less 4.3... I'm not one who gets all worked up of its a few month gap between updates bit this is their flagship tablet and hasn't even been updated after what 6 months? I bet Note 8 2014 before Note 8 gets 4.3 unfortunately

Even the note 2 is on 4.1.2 after around 1 yr now...doesn't even have 4.2.2 like the note 8....so the note 2 will get 4.3 in October for compatibility with gear...hope note 8 gets it too
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Yea I know I quit carrying my note 2 after I got the galaxy mega in June, giving up my 45 mbs lte simply cause I got annoyed with the insane delay of updates for it.... After using 4.2 on the mega 4.1 seemed lacking and outdated.... I love my note 8 but I'm getting annoyed with the lack of updates on it as well, especially since I'm awaiting a fix for the uber frustrating screen freeze issue. Given the fact this replaced the note 10.1 as their flagship tablet and the major focus on mid sized tablets I'm more annoyed at the ridiculously slow process of updating a wifi only model note 8 since their is no gsm radio bands to optimize. At this point now I'm wondering if note 8 2nd gen will drop before we get the update to 4.2 much less 4.3 unfortunately.

Galaxy Note 8 and Gear 2
Hello,
Galaxy Note 8 and Gear 2 are now compatible. I tested it with Gear Manager 2.0. and it worked.
Cheers

Does this mean our devices Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chip supports 4.0LE now?

infoseek123 said:
Hello,
Galaxy Note 8 and Gear 2 are now compatible. I tested it with Gear Manager 2.0. and it worked.
Cheers
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I have a Note 8, upgraded a few days ago to Android stock 4.4.2 (UK version; via Odin).
Everything works with the Gear 2 BUT (and that's a big BUT) I cannot see Gear 2 apps (incl. Gear manager) in the Samsung App store....so I cannot download/purchase any Gear 2 apps! I had to sideload Gear Manager to make it work with my Gear 2, but again, no access to Gear 2 apps so far. Can you confirm?

nrseife said:
I have a Note 8, upgraded a few days ago to Android stock 4.4.2 (UK version; via Odin).
Everything works with the Gear 2 BUT (and that's a big BUT) I cannot see Gear 2 apps (incl. Gear manager) in the Samsung App store....so I cannot download/purchase any Gear 2 apps! I had to sideload Gear Manager to make it work with my Gear 2, but again, no access to Gear 2 apps so far. Can you confirm?
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Hello there,
I had to sideload Gearmanager too. Yes thats the same with me, the Gear App Store does not work yet. I am sure, they will fix this issue soon.
I was a bit suprised that I had to find out myself that the gear works now with Galaxy note 8 as I was about to send it back.

GPS and mobile died after 10 hours of nonstop use

I have a stock Galaxy S4 google edition.
I drove from Chicago to Philadelphia and used the phone as GPS via Google navigation. I was connected to LTE from T-Mobile.
After I arrived and reboot the phone it stopped getting mobile network (no bars), cannot make any calls and GPS cannot fix the location anymore (in fact gps icon doesn't appear anymore when I run google maps).
The sim card works fine, as I checked it at T-Mobile office and I do have a valid plan and etc.
I tried factory reset, via settings and via boot menu, but nothing changed.
Luckily google agreed to send a replacement.
Did anyone have this kind of issue before?
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Although im a samsung owner but I believe that its not a quality devices, I owned 5 HTC devices before the S4 and I can tell you that compared to samsung htc seems like a real genuine device, I just bought the S4 for the smart/air stuff as a change, its a good device but no quality whatsoever
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7OOKA said:
Although im a samsung owner but I believe that its not a quality devices, I owned 5 HTC devices before the S4 and I can tell you that compared to samsung htc seems like a real genuine device, I just bought the S4 for the smart/air stuff as a change, its a good device but no quality whatsoever
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Not sure why you think that Samsung devices are low quality, if you are thinking because its plastic feels cheap then I disagree with you. I had many friends using Samsung devices such as the S3 and Note 2 and fewer friends owning HTC devices. However, my Samsung friends except for one whose phone cannot switch on for no reason had no problems with their phones. However for my HTC friends, one of them who just used his phone barely 1/2 year is having problems with his power button. The other also had problems with his power button and recently his LCD just refused to switch on.
As for me myself, I owned S1, S3 and now S4 and I had no problems with any of the devices. All of them are still working perfectly. I also owned a LG Nexus 4. That device feels more "expensive" than any Samsung devices. It feels more solid but however just using it like 2 months. The power button spoilt. Then I fixed it myself and about 6 months later, the touchscreen's digitizer starts to spoilt and due me giving up that phone for an S4.

This is my second Galaxy S4 GE btw. The first one had a malfunctioning proximity sensor. Basically when you make a phone call holding a phone on a distance, the screen goes black immediately. I returned it to google for a replacement too.

anyone else having issues with the bundled headphones?

They were working fine until yesterday when the right one suddenly got very quiet and the only way to use them now is to move the balance to one spot before its only the right one and have the volume at full.
Also this is the first time I've had an issue with any bundled headphones as the ones for my sgs3 were fine until my cat decided they would make a great toy.
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No sorry, still using my old Note 2 headphones. The ones from my S5 and note 4 are still In there packaging ? did you try them on other hardware? Just to make sure it are the headphones and not a phone issue

I took them in to my carrier and told them the problem just now and they tested them on one of their phones and just gave me a new pair
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Fuzzi99 said:
I took them in to my carrier and told them the problem just now and they tested them on one of their phones and just gave me a new pair
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Awesome. I had problems with headphones that came with another phone I had, and my carrier replaced it no problem too.

[Q] Lag even after Firmware Update

Has anyone noticed a considerable lag continuing even after Samsung's most recent Firmware Update for the Note 4? Some users and commentators are praising the Note 4 for its lightning speeds and no lag, but somehow I cannot say the same. I have serious lags in most any operation of the Note 4, but especially in the Camera.
Is it also normal, that there is static when the speaker is turned up?

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Has anyone noticed a considerable lag continuing even after Samsung's most recent Firmware Update for the Note 4? Some users and commentators are praising the Note 4 for its lightning speeds and no lag, but somehow I cannot say the same. I have serious lags in most any operation of the Note 4, but especially in the Camera.
Is it also normal, that there is static when the speaker is turned up?
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What firmware are you running?
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djunited said:
What firmware are you running?
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The stock Samsung firmware KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANJ4

lrsthmp said:
The stock Samsung firmware KTU84P.N910FXXU1ANJ4
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Im on that firmware and i have no lag at all. The phone is very smooth. I did however disable shealth and svoice. I thought NJ8 was the latest?
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I can't believe i'm saying this but i have been using a Galaxy Note 4 for two weeks and i have never experienced even the tiny bit of lag. You should try disabling apps you are not using, disable sync etc. If nothing works you should try factory reseting your phone.

I'm using a tmobile note 4 on the latest anj4 firmware and my phone is almost unusable.
There's so much keyboard lag regardless of what keyboard I use.
Scrolling sometimes just completely stops until I actually pick up the s pen from the display.
I actually had a Samsung rep at best buy look at it and he couldn't believe how bad it was. I sent it to Samsung but of course since I had rooted it they said it was my fault.
I've been rooting and roming phones since the captivate and have never had an issue.
My note 4 has been like this from day 1, I bought it new from eBay which was my mistake. Now I'm basically stuck with it and at time's the lag is so bad I want to throw it out of the window.
Mine is definitely hardware defective. I have a Lumia 520 that runs smoother to be honest.
I guess the only way I can get any money back from it is to sell it for parts I suppose.

donharden2002 said:
I'm using a tmobile note 4 on the latest anj4 firmware and my phone is almost unusable.
There's so much keyboard lag regardless of what keyboard I use.
Scrolling sometimes just completely stops until I actually pick up the s pen from the display.
I actually had a Samsung rep at best buy look at it and he couldn't believe how bad it was. I sent it to Samsung but of course since I had rooted it they said it was my fault.
I've been rooting and roming phones since the captivate and have never had an issue.
My note 4 has been like this from day 1, I bought it new from eBay which was my mistake. Now I'm basically stuck with it and at time's the lag is so bad I want to throw it out of the window.
Mine is definitely hardware defective. I have a Lumia 520 that runs smoother to be honest.
I guess the only way I can get any money back from it is to sell it for parts I suppose.
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Samsung owner here for 2 weeks and believe me my phone is blazing fast compared the first day of use after i bought it!!!
no lags here, its the fastest android phone ive ever used and much faster and smoother than my sony z ultra!
booom

Me too very fast... I use Nova

No lag what so ever....

My Note 4 is blazing fast, the most smooth android phone i ever use. My previous android phone is HTC One M8.
Lag? No way Note 4 is lag.

I just bought a squaretrade warranty last night. Hoping they can fix it or replace it.
Anyone have experience using squaretrade?

Galaxy note 4 Android 5.0 POOR Signal

Hey Guys,
I Bought my Galaxy Note 4 a few days ago " In Kuwait - Arabian Region " and I updated it to the new Samsung release Android 5.0 for Note 4, and I have been having POOR/SLOW Signal on my note 4 compared to my old Xperia Z1.
I get low signal and slow data internet I have checked with my coworker and he have the same issue on his phone, but an old Mobile Phone such as the Xperia Z1 with lolipop doesn't have this issue :'(
Does anyone have this issue or know how to fix it
I tried to :
Hard Reset x2 times
Format Phone x2 Time
Cleared Cache 3x Times
Kies firmware recovery tool ( One Time )
And all of them didn't do anything or improve my Signal

Having the same problem here with BOE1, 2 & 3.. it's modem related i suppose.. if you're still on BOC something don't update to any of the BOE versions.. try flashing the BOC5 UAE firmware.. had the best reception with it

I have the same problem in uk. My iphone 6+ was great everywhere.
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This has been my experience with the Note 4 as well (I've had it for over 6mo). Whenever I use it I miss/drop calls frequently and data connectivity is spotty at best. Unfortunately if it weren't for the continuously weak signal, this would be a perfect device for me. Even my Nexus 5 has a significantly better antenna/radio.

Agreed. Last week I was on a picnic in the mountains and all of my friends had signal/reception on their phones (moto g first gen, htc 8x...), except for my note 4; not to mention, we have the same carrier... Was quite disappointed tbh. Oh, and I am still on BOC3, as it's the latest official software here.

it's modem related i suppose..

Same issue after upgrading my 910f to lollipop, though I had the same issue with a LG G3 after upgrading that.
I'm in a weak signal area most of the time, and have gone from ~1% time without signal to ~15% without.

That is strange? Have you tried restoring your Note 4 to it's base factory settings?

Same here although if I switch off 4G it's better.

Hi, i change my S5 to the note 4 and doesn't notice better performance, battery last the same.
But i notice reception is worst than the S5.
Because im all day data on and today i see only have 2 bars at home when S5 is always full.
Really don't know what to do.
Top phone S5.
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It happens to me too. At first, I thought it was a new feature of the Note to save battery or something like that, but now I see perhaps is a bug, and a common one.

Im now changing for a new one in the store and if it does the same i will change for the s6 or lg g4.

has anyone who has updated to 5.1.1, and was having this issue, seen an improvement?